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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-07-26 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES MEETING DATE: July 26, 2011 TIME: 5:15 p.m. PLACE: West Hawai‘i Civic Center nd Planning Department Conference Room – Building E, 2 Floor 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, 96740 ROLL CALL 1.Members Present: Shane Kitchens, Nancy Burns, Terry Dunlap, Stephen Herbert, Eugene Power, Sammie Stanbro and Fanny Au Hoy (from 5:26 p.m.) 2.Absent and Excused: John Hetherington and Riley Saito 3.Applicants/Representatives: Charles Aina, Jr. and Jeffrey Wooldridge 4.Planning Department: Bennett Mark, Keola Childs, Ramsey Young and Noriko Sauer 5.Public: None Chair Kitchens welcomed those in attendance and described the meeting procedure. Commissioners introduced themselves. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS None. NEW BUSINESS 1. Design review of a sign permit application for a marquee sign for HFS Federal Credit Union. Applicant: Charles S.U. Aina, Jr and HFS Federal Credit Union. Land Owners: Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust and PRES-Kona Coast, L.P. TMK: 7-4-015:001. Located at 74-5586 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Palani Road and Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway. Mr. Young oriented the Commissioners regarding the subject and surrounding properties on the location map, and described the proposed marquee sign. He gave the history of variances granted for the subject shopping center, and noted that although the proposed sign did not comply with the Sign Code or the Signage Criteria, Guidelines for Review in the Master Plan for Kailua-Kona, it appeared to be in compliance with the 1999 blanket sign variance. He added that comments from the Department of Public Works, Building Division, were affirmative. The applicant, Charles Aina, Jr., offered to answer questions from the Commission. With no further discussion, it was moved by Commissioner Dunlap, and seconded by Commissioner Herbert, to recommend to the Public Works Director approval of the sign application as submitted. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried with six ayes (Dunlap, Herbert, Au Hoy, Burns, Power and Stanbro) and two absent and excused (Hetherington and Saito). 1 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 1. Approval of Minutes of the Meeting of July 12, 2011. The Commission at this time took up the minutes of the previous meeting out of order. It was moved by Commissioner Burns and seconded by Commissioner Au Hoy that the minutes be approved as circulated. Motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners in attendance. NEW BUSINESS 2.Discussion of the Department of Public Works (DPW) program for revisions to Chapter 3, Hawai‘i County Code (the Sign Code), including the DPW report made to the Kailua Village Design Commission on May 24, 2011 and revision program information provided to the Planning Department for use by the Commission. Discussion to also include alternative or additional recommendations for revisions to the Sign Code as it relates to Kailua Village. The Commissioners discussed and reached consensus as to the following points: In addition to the entities listed on the materials provided by the DPW, other public · groups that work with or may be affected by the Sign Code, such as architects, should be included in the review process. A projecting sign has its own function that other types of signs cannot perform, and yet it · is proposed to be removed from Section 3-3 Definitions. Also, the proposed version of the Sign Code still makes reference to projecting signs (e.g. Section 3-11[a][4]). A better explanation for the deletion other than “not relevant to new language” is needed. Determination of the allowable size of sign and lettering should take account of site · specific factors such as the speed of travel and the building setback as opposed to the current blanket approach. This could be achieved by creating a guideline chart. The Kailua Village Core boundary, which was adjusted to include more land to the south · some years ago, should be redrawn based on the original intent for separating this section from the rest of the Kailua Village Special District (KVSD), which is to identify and protect its quaint fishing village atmosphere. The Kailua Village Core includes both a pedestrian-oriented area and a vehicular-traffic · area, using the same signage regulations. These two areas should be segregated and provided with different sets of requirements for signs, using the latter as a buffer zone but still keeping it within the core area of the KVSD; they should be named to reflect the intention, such as “Core I” and “Core II” or “Pedestrian Core” and “Vehicular Core” rather than “Core” and “Buffer.” Enforcement has to be in place to make the Sign Code effective. The Commission should · make a request that enforcement be done at least in the KVSD. The Commission or its sub-committee should open a dialogue with the Kailua Village · Business Improvement District for the possibility of collaborative effort. 2 Taking future growth into account, the Commission may consider proposing an · expansion of the KVSD and the Kailua Industrial Subdivision district to northwest. The first priority is to define the district boundaries within the KVSD, which will enable · the Commission to work on detailed suggestions. The Chair said that he would like to give Commissioners Saito and Hetherington who were absent the opportunity to comment, and that likewise if the Commission were to form a sign committee at this meeting, at least one seat should be kept available for them. It was moved by Commissioner Burns and seconded by Commissioner Dunlap that this item be continued to the next meeting. Motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners in attendance. It was then moved by Commissioner Stanbro and seconded by Commissioner Au Hoy that an area map be given to all members of the Commission, including those who were absent, for each member to define their preferred core area on the map. Motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners in attendance. The staff suggested that the Commissioners send their maps to the staff and not to one another in order to avoid a potential violation against the Sunshine Law. 3.Formation of a Sign Committee of the Kailua Village Design Commission. It was moved by Commissioner Burns and seconded by Commissioner Dunlap that in light of their discussion under Agenda Item No. 2, the formation of a sign committee be deferred to the next meeting. Motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners in attendance. ANNOUNCEMENTS None. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, at 7:40 p.m., it was moved by Commissioner Herbert and seconded by Commissioner Burns that the meeting be adjourned. Motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners in attendance. Respectfully submitted, Noriko Sauer, Secretary A T T E S T: Shane Kitchens, Chair Kailua Village Design Commission 3